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Hi folks
the last time I ever answered personally to one of these types of calls --that was when they actually used a "Human" to call was some Indian voice saying "Your Windows installation is compromised - we will fix it for you"
I simply replied "My Windows are Triple glazed and have security locks approved and tested by the local Police and Fire service so thank you very much" and put the phone down.
I don't have a landline any more so am immune to these calls -- Indian call centres usually don't have the Iceland national code and certainly don't speak the lingo !!!! -- I suspect these scams are worse in places like UK, USA, Canada and OZ -- all places which make high use of these Indian type of offshored I.T stuff and call centres and obviously the English language helps -- even if most of those call centres to my ears speak absolutely unintelligeable English --certainly not "BBC or Oxford" standard. !!
These days most people probably could do without a landline - certainly in areas 100% cabled or where/ 4/5G internet available. That should cut down this type of potential scamming -- mobile phones are much harder to attack as it's easy to block calls with no legit caller id etc etc.
Cheers
jimbo